purify

Purify means to make something clean or free from impurities.

(verb)

  1. To take the toxins out of drinking water is an example of purify.
  2. To go to church and be freed from sin is an example of purify.

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See purify in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb purified, purifying

  1. to rid of impurities or pollution
  2. to free from guilt, sin, or ceremonial uncleanness
  3. to free from incorrect or corrupting elements
  4. to purge (of or from)

Origin: ME purifien < OFr purifier < L purificare: see pure & -fy

intransitive verb

to become purified

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See purify in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb pu·ri·fied, pu·ri·fy·ing, pu·ri·fies
verb, transitive
  1. To rid of impurities; cleanse.
  2. To rid of foreign or objectionable elements.
  3. To free from sin, guilt, or other defilement.
verb, intransitive
To become clean or pure.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English purifien

Origin: , from Old French purifier

Origin: , from Latin pūrificāre

Origin: : pūrus, clean; see pure

Origin: + -ficāre, -fy

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Related Forms:

  • pu·rifˈi·ca·toˌry (pyo͝o-rĭfˈĭ-kə-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē) adjective
  • puˈri·fiˌer noun

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